Grand Lodge of AF & AM of Canada, 2010

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Grand Lodge
A.F. & A.M. of Canada
in the Province of Ontario
PROCEEDINGS
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GRAND LODGE
A.F. & A.M. OF CANADA
in the Province of Ontario
PROCEEDINGS
ESPECIAL COMMUNICATION
HELD IN THE CITY OF
SUDBURY
November 14th A.D. 2009, A.L. 6009
,
AND THE
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
HELD IN
THE CITY OF
TORONTO
July 21st, A.D. 2010, A.L. 6010
Thepropertyofandorderedtobereadinall
theLodgesandpreserved.
TheProceedingsshouldalwaysbeavailableforuseby
allmembersofthelodge.
MOST WORSHIPFUL BROTHER
RAYMOND DANIELS
S. J.
GRAND MASTER
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF OUR
GRAND MASTER
M.W.Bro.RaymondS.J.DanielswasborninOrillia, Ontario, wherehe
attendedpublic andhigh school. Atanearlyage, musical studies enabled
him to become an organist and choirmaster serving at several churches in
southern Ontario. He is a graduate ofWilfrid Laurier University with a
degree in music and history and holds diplomas from the Royal
Conservatory ofMusic, Toronto, and Trinity College ofMusic, London,
England. Hisprofessionallifewasspentasateacher,conductor,composer
and keyboard performer. For twenty-three years he taught music and
historyatEastwoodCollegiateinKitchener,wherehehelpedestablishthe
Arts Program. In 1991 he was awarded theK-W Arts Council Award for
Music inrecognition ofartistic achievement in the community.
Daniels was initiated into Freemasonry, passed and raised in his father's
lodge, OrilliaNo. 192, Orillia, in 1959. He served as Worshipful Master
ofNewHopeLodgeNo.279,Cambridge(nowMysticTieLodgeNo.279),
and was the founding WorshipfulMasterofNew Light Lodge No. 744, a
daylight lodge institutedinWaterlooDistrict in2001. He is amemberby
affiliationofseverallodges, andhasbeenaccordedHonoraryMembership
in others. Between 1999 and 2002 he served as Secretaryto the Lodge of
Instruction Team with M.W. Bro. C. Edwin Drew, the Custodian ofthe
Work. Daniels was elected Grand Junior Warden 2000-2001, and was
appointed to the Board of General Purposes in 2001, and subsequently
electedin2003 and2005,whereheservedasChairmanoftheMembership
ResourcesCommitteeandtheCommitteeonMasonicEducation. Heisthe
GrandRepresentativetotheGrandLodgeofQuebec. Danielswaselected
totheofficeofDeputyGrandMasterattheAnnualCommunicationinJuly
2007 and installed and invested as Grand Master on July 16, 2009.
Daniels is amemberofseveralAppendantand Concordantbodies inboth
the York Rite and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. He is Past
PrincipaloftheKitchenerChapterNo. 117,RoyalArchMasons,PastMost
Wise Sovereignofthe GuelphChapterRoseCroix andPast SeniorGrand
Deacon ofthe Grand Council ofAllied Masonic Degrees ofCanada. He
wascoronetedHonoraryInspector-General33°SupremeCouncilofCanada
in2005 andwas inductedintotheRoyalOrderofScotland in2003. He is
also a member ofMocha Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles ofthe
Mystic Shrine, andPrestonSprings ChapterNo. 208, OrderoftheEastern
Star. Daniels is a Fellow ofthe College ofFreemasonry.
Since 1968, he has resided in Kitchener with his wife Brenda. Times of
relaxation andrefreshment are spent at theircottage inMuskoka.

GRANDLODGEA.F. &A.M. OFCANADA
intheProvinceofOntario
AnEspecial CommunicationoftheGrandLodgeA.F. &A.M. ofCanada, intheProvince
ofOntario, washeld intheCityofSudbury, on Saturday, November 14, A.D. 2009, A.L.
6009, todemonstrateaCondensedAnnualCommunicationofGrandLodge.
TheMostWorshipfulGrandMaster,RaymondS.J.Daniels,distinguishedguestsand
officersofGrandLodgetooktheirplacesin845RegentStreetSouth, Sudbury,at9:00a.m.
andGrandLodgewas openedforthwith at 10:00a.m.
MASONS ADMITTED
TheGrandMasterinvitedall Masonstobeseated.
ANTHEM
ThebrethrenjoinedinsingingO Canada, followedbytheStarSpangledBannerandGod
SavetheQueen.
PASTGRANDMASTERS
TheGrandMasterpresentedourPastGrandMasterswhowerepresent; namelyM.W.
Bro. TerenceShandandM.W. Bro. AllanJ. Petrisor, GrandHonoursweregivenbythe
GrandDirectorofCeremonies.
ADDRESS OFWELCOMETO GRANDLODGE
WM
W. Bro. Cameron Gilpin, ofBethel LodgeNo. 699, Sudbury-ManitoulinDistrict,
deliveredtheAddress ofWelcome, whichwasrespondedtobyM.W. Bro. Raymond S. J.
Daneils, GrandMaster.
RULESOFORDER
AstheGrand SecretaryreadtheRulesofOrderasprescribedbytheConstitutionof
GrandLodge, itwasmovedbyM.W. Bro. AllanJ. Petrisor, secondedbyR.W. Bro. J.
DavidBell, andresolved: ThattheOrderofBusinessoftheEspecial Communicationbe
changedatthediscretion oftheGrandMaster.
MINUTES
TheGrand SecretaryproceededtoreadtheMinutesofthelastmeetingheldinToronto,
July 15,2009, whenitwasmovedbyR.W. Bro. H. EdwardStandish, secondedbyR.W.
Bro. DouglasA. Conway, andresolved: ThatinasmuchastheMinutesofthelastAnnual
CommunicationheldinTorontoarebeingprintedanddistributedto all constituent
lodgesthesamebenowtakenasreadandconfirmed.
GRANDMASTER'SADDRESS
M.W. Bro. Raymond S.J. Daneilswelcomedoneandall andprovidedacondensed
version ofhisJuly2009Address. WiththemessageGetKnowledge,getWisdom,but
withallthygettinggetUnderstanding.
MEMORIALSERVICE
AbriefMemorial ServicewasconductedbyR.W. Bro. WilliamWhite,PastGrand
Chaplain.
GRANDREPRESENTATIVES PRESENT
D. A. Campbell Alberta A. J. Petrisor Ohio
T. Shand Newfoundland/Labrador C. H. M. Reid Texas
R. S J. Daniels Quebec M. L. Shea Utah
T. Pachal Saskatchewan G. E. Hinds PrinceHall (ON)
T. A. McLean Georgia J. D. Bell SantaCatarina
D. R. Dainard Hawaii H. E. Standish Japan
D.A. Conway Idaho R.T. Runciman Queensland
D. G. Dowling NewHampshire S. Kalinowsky SouthAustralia
P. E. Todd NorthDakota R. C. Tate Venezuela
PRESENTATION OFREPORTS
Briefreportswerereceived, asfollows:
Grand Secretary'sReport LodgeFinancesAdvisory
-M.W. Bro. T. Shand -V.W. Bro. R. Klaiman
Treasurer'sReport OfficerProgression
-R.W. Bro. P. McGrenere -V.W. Bro. W. Brimer
FriendtoFriend MsonicEducation
-RW. Bro. K. McGeagh -R.W. Bro. D. Cameron
BrothertoBrother
-V.W. Bro. IainWates
GrandLodgeclosedat 11:30a.m.
At 1:00p.m. TheGrand Master'sLuncheonwith theMastersofthefiveDistricts, and
threePrincipal Officers from39Lodges.
LunchQuest Speakerwas R.W. Bro. Samuel KalinowskyregardingHonoraryMembers
oftheBoard ofGeneral Purposes.
At2:00p.m. AMeeting oftheBoard ofGeneral Purposesbywhich R.W. Bro. D. Garry
Dowling, DeputyGrandMastergavepresidingreportsgivenbyMembersofthe
ManagementsCommittee-FiveCentresofExcellence.
Meetingconcludedat4:00p.m.
GRANDLODGEA.F. &A.M. OFCANADA
intheProvinceofOntario
AttheOneHundredandFifty-fifthAnnual CommunicationoftheGrandLodgeofA.F.
& A.M. ofCanada, intheProvinceofOntario,heldintheCityofToronto, commencing
Wednesday, July21,A.D. 2010,A.L. 6010,
Presentwere:
THEGRANDMASTER
M.W. Bro. RaymondS. J. Daniels
THEDEPUTY GRANDMASTER
R.W. Bro. D. GarryDowling
R.W. Bro. NormanMathie Grand SeniorWarden
R.W. Bro. RonaldC. G. Ward GrandJuniorWarden
R.W. Bro. WilliamM. White Grand Chaplain
R.W. Bro. T. Richard Davies GrandTreasurer
M.W. Bro. Terence Shand Grand Secretary
R.W. Bro. PatrickJ. Gillespie GrandRegistrar
R.W. Bro. JohnA. Mittelhotz GrandDirectorofCeremonies
PASTGRANDMASTERS
M.W. Bros. R. E. Davies, R. E. Groshaw, W. R. Pellow, C. E. Drew,T. Shand, D. H.
Mumby, G. L. Atkinson,A. J. Petrisor.
THEDISTRICTDEPUTYGRANDMASTERS
Algoma Marvin Salmi Ottawa 1 IvorBayley
AlgomaEast Kenneth R. Pierce Ottawa2 JackW. Ledger
Brant DonaldH. Elliott Peterborough GaryT. Ballard
Bruce GarryD. MacGregor PrinceEdward WilliamJ. Lewis
Chatham AndrewW. Long StLawrence MatthewE. Clark
Eastern FrankGordon StThomas Roy Sawyer
Erie James D. Pirie Sarnia KenG. Wood
Frontenac MarvinJ. Switzer SouthHuron John W. Reynolds
GeorgianNorth KeithRobertson Sudbury-Manitoulin RoyJ. Eaton
Georgian South JohnH. Imrie Temiskaming Karol W.Jodko-Narkiewicz
Grey JackA. Watkin Tor. DonValley IsaacLazar
HamiltonA GaryP. Humes TorontoEast ThomasE. Norris
HamiltonB TerenceJ. Brown Tor. Hum. Valley AndrewJ. Turk
HamiltonC WilliamJ. MacPherson TorontoWest John McClure
London East J. RossMclntyre Victoria John B. Gorrill
London West . S. LynnBaker Waterloo JimWiliamson
Muskoka-ParryS TerryM. Homibrook Wellington Earl L. Schneider
NiagaraA . RossD. Pulford Western A. RogerMacKay
NiagaraB SeanFuller WilsonNorth James C. Truscott
NipissingEast R. BruceCampbell Windsor RobertJ. Page
NorthHuron R. MurrayHoover York RickMorreau
Ontario RobertA. Ough
BOARDMEMBERS
F. Halpern,D. E. Jacklin, S. Kalinowsky,N. G. McCarthy,H. E. Standish,J. C.
Sutherland, R. Kliaman, A. D. Nichols, L. Armstrong,W. A. Atkinson Sr., J. D. Bell, B.
Burchill, D. J. Cameron, D. A. Campbell, D. A. Conway, G. Crutcher, J. C. Green, L. D.
Hammell, J. L. Hay, G. H. Hazlitt, G. E. Hinds, T. W. Hogeboom,T. Horner, B. J.
Hutton, S. Kalinowsky, J. D. Kingston, H. Krajewski, P. MRcGrenere, T. A. McLean, C.
Reid, B. Schweitzer, B. K. Schweitzer,T. Siemiemik, G. Taylor,P. E. Todd, I. Wates.
GRANDLODGEOFCANADAANNUALCOMMUNICATION
GRANDREPRESENTATIVES
R. E. Davies England F. Halpem Austria
W. R. Pellow Ireland A. Stokes Bulgaria
R. E. Groshaw Scotland J.H.Hough BurkinaFaso
D.A. Campbell Alberta G.A.Napper Bahia
R.A.Bamett BritishColumbia L.Bittle Ceara
A. P. Stephen Manitoba N. G.McCarthy Maranhao
T. Shand Newfoundland/Labrador G.H. Hazlitt MatoGrossodoSul
F. G. Dunn Nova Scotia E.Jones Para
R. S.J. Daniels Quebec R. D. Summerville Paraiba
T. Pachal Saskatchewan L. Martin RiodeJaneiro
A. Simpson Alabama J. D.Bell SantaCatarina
T.W. Hogeboom Alaska A.R. Milner Cartagena
A. B. Loopstra Arizona B.J.Hutton CostaRica
J.C. Sutherland Arkansas P.G.Farrell Croatia
R. S. Whitmore California D.J.McFadgen Cuba
G. L. Atkinson Connecticut G.Turek CzechRepublic
D. Hawman Delaware T.P.Hansen Denmark
J.M. Wagg DistrictofColumbia R. D.Hanton Dominican Republic
T. A.McLean Georgia M.J.Duke Ecuador
D. R. Dainard Hawaii Z. Loos Germany,U. G.L.
D.A.Conway Idaho P.Atsidakos Greece
G.R. Clauson Illinois S.C.Dunlop Guatemala
K. L. Whiting Louisiana G.W.Nelson Iran
L. W. Westwell Maine S.H.Cohen Israel
J. D.Angus Maryland H.E.Standish Japan
T. V. Homer Michigan D.Langridge Luxembourg
J.T. Cassie Minnesota N.G.Stacey Madagascar
K. L. Schweitzer Montana D.E.Jacklin Mauritius
R. G. Wands Nebraska W. H.Hightower NuevoLeon/Mexico
D.G.Dowling NewHampshire R.K.Campbell York
W.E. Elgie NewJersey B.K. Schweitzer Netherlands
C. E. Drew NewYork T.R.Davies NewSouthWales
P. E.Todd NorthDakota A.D.Hogg NewZealand
A. J.Petrisor Ohio J.C.Green Norway
M. J.Thompson Oklahoma J.I.Carrick Philippines
P.J.Mullen Oregon P.W. Hooper PuertoRico
D. H.Mumby RhodeIsland S. Kalinowsky SouthAustralia
K. D. Beggs SouthCarolina W. Sanders Spain
C. H. M. Reid Texas L. W. Hammell Sweden
M.L. Shea Utah J. W. Lidstone Switzerland
W.J.Anderson Vermont J. R.Gilpin Tasmania
S. R. Drummond WestVirginia R.C.Tate Venezuela
G.E. Hinds Ontario &Jurisdiction M.J.May WesternAustralia
TheMostWorshipfulthe GrandMaster,Raymond S. J. Daniels,
distinguished guests and officers ofGrandLodgetook theirplaces in the Concert
Hall oftheFairmontRoyal YorkHotel at 8:34 a.m. inthe forenoon, and Grand
Lodgewas opened forthwith.
MASONS ADMITTED
The GrandMaster invited all Masons to enter.